Best Universities for Optometry in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 805K citations received by 58K academic papers made by 324 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#1 in Singapore

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Optometry

#1 in India

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#1 in China

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#2 in China

#34 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#3 in China

#35 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#4 in China

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

7. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Optometry

#5 in China

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

8. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Optometry

#1 in Israel

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

9. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Optometry

#2 in India

#64 in the World

Founded: 1962

10. Keio University

For Optometry

#1 in Japan

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

11. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Optometry

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

12. University of Tokyo

For Optometry

#2 in Japan

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

13. Osaka University

For Optometry

#3 in Japan

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#1 in Iran

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Optometry

#4 in Japan

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#1 in South Korea

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

17. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#2 in Iran

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

18. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#6 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur

India | Chhattisgarh

For Optometry

#3 in India

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2012

20. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#7 in China

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

21. Kitasato University

For Optometry

#5 in Japan

#153 in the World

Founded: 1962

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#8 in China

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Optometry

#9 in China

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

24. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#2 in South Korea

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

25. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Optometry

#1 in Taiwan

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

26. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#3 in South Korea

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

27. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#10 in China

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

28. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Optometry

#6 in Japan

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

29. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#4 in South Korea

#171 in the World

Founded: 1398

30. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Optometry

#11 in China

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

31. Nagoya University

For Optometry

#7 in Japan

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

32. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Optometry

#2 in Taiwan

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

33. Kyoto University

For Optometry

#8 in Japan

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

34. Tokyo Dental College

For Optometry

#9 in Japan

#190 in the World

Founded: 1890

35. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Optometry

#3 in Taiwan

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

36. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Optometry

#10 in Japan

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

37. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Optometry

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

38. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Optometry

#2 in Israel

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

39. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#3 in Iran

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

40. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Optometry

#5 in South Korea

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

41. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Optometry

#6 in South Korea

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

42. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Optometry

#12 in China

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

43. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Optometry

#11 in Japan

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

44. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Optometry

#12 in Japan

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

45. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Optometry

#13 in China

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

46. Kanazawa Medical University

For Optometry

#13 in Japan

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

47. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Optometry

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

48. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

India | Karnataka

For Optometry

#4 in India

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1993

49. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Optometry

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

50. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Optometry

#2 in Singapore

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

51. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Optometry

#14 in China

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

52. Chiba University

For Optometry

#14 in Japan

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

53. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Optometry

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

54. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#1 in Turkey

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

55. Gifu University

For Optometry

#15 in Japan

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

56. Tohoku University

For Optometry

#16 in Japan

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

57. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Optometry

#3 in Saudi Arabia

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

58. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Optometry

#5 in India

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1984

59. Harbin Medical University

For Optometry

#15 in China

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

60. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Optometry

#2 in Turkey

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

61. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Optometry

#17 in Japan

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

62. Wuhan University

For Optometry

#16 in China

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

63. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Optometry

#17 in China

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

64. Juntendo University

For Optometry

#18 in Japan

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

65. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Optometry

#3 in Turkey

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

66. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#4 in Iran

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

67. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#1 in Jordan

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

68. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Optometry

#19 in Japan

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

69. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Optometry

#18 in China

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

70. Kobe University

For Optometry

#20 in Japan

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

71. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Optometry

#3 in Israel

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

72. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Optometry

#21 in Japan

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

73. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Optometry

#19 in China

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

74. American University of Beirut

Lebanon | Beirut

For Optometry

#1 in Lebanon

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 7,220
Founded: 1866

75. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Optometry

#20 in China

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

76. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Optometry

#22 in Japan

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

77. Nihon University

For Optometry

#23 in Japan

#379 in the World

Founded: 1889

78. Soochow University

For Optometry

#21 in China

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

79. Banaras Hindu University

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Optometry

#6 in India

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1915

80. Konyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Nonsan

For Optometry

#7 in South Korea

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

81. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Optometry

#22 in China

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

82. Kaohsiung Medical University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Optometry

#4 in Taiwan

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,288
Founded: 1953

83. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Optometry

#24 in Japan

#399 in the World

Founded: 1934

84. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Optometry

#23 in China

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

85. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#24 in China

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

86. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Optometry

#5 in Iran

#406 in the World

Founded: 1946

87. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Optometry

#25 in Japan

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

88. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Optometry

#1 in Nepal

#411 in the World

Founded: 1958

89. University of Yamanashi

For Optometry

#26 in Japan

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

90. Kyorin University

For Optometry

#27 in Japan

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

91. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Optometry

#28 in Japan

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

92. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Optometry

#29 in Japan

#447 in the World

Founded: 1972

93. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Optometry

#1 in Indonesia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

94. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Optometry

#25 in China

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

95. Anhui Medical University

For Optometry

#26 in China

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1926

96. Ege University

For Optometry

#4 in Turkey

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

97. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Optometry

#27 in China

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

98. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Optometry

#8 in South Korea

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

99. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Optometry

#4 in Israel

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

100. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Optometry

#30 in Japan

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Ophthalmology686

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074